Haydn Ebbs : Jaguar "Ebbs"

       
      Photo 1992
       
      Car Details
         
      • Convertible
      • Flamenco Red

      • Cream / beige

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      • 1995
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      • 4.0
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      • Jaguar
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      • 2020
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      • Bellon
      • Charente
      • France

      I bought the car from Oyster cars in Whitsable after seeing it advertised on the internet, the owner had the car in storage there. Oyster cars were brilliant at sending me detailed Youtube video of the car. Being LHD and me living in France it would be an ideal purchase. I therefore took a flight from Bordeaux to Gatwick and returned in January 2020 to France with my purchase.

      History of the car
      Build Year : 1995

      Manufactured 20/06/1994 the car was exported to USA by Jaguar to Alpine Jaguar, Fort Lauderdale who recorded receiving the car on 9th July 1994.
      On 16/09/1994 it was sold to it's first owner by The Collection, Coral Gables, Florida. The second owner bought the car on 17/02/2004 and it was registered in New Hampshire.
      It next appeared for sale in April 2019 was bought and exported to U.K by a resident of Ramsgate, Kent and was shipped from Port Everglades, Florida. This was done by "Specialised Shipping Services UK Ltd who attended to all conversion requirements so the car could be UK registered. This was done on 17/07/2019 and issued with registration number M544 VDO. The new UK owner I was told had planned to take the car to Ibiza as a holiday car, but changed his mind.
      On bring the car to France it of course had to be registered now with the French authorities......that took a bit of an effort but with patience and tenacity it was inspected at the local DREAL centre (like the UK DVLA testing centres) and given a pass. Mind you near every item on the car was checked right down to checking each light lens met EU regulations!
      Now registered FR-513-LC we hope to spend many years together !!!!!!!

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      Restoration Work

      Really nothing had to be done but I decided to have the wheels powder coated in brilliant silver...

       
      Photo 2020
      Powder coated wheels
       
        

      Wheels powder coated in brilliant silver

       
      Driving Adventures

      On the first Sunday of each month we meet as a mixed car club in Angouleme

       
      Photo 2023
      Angouleme
        

      Amicale Angoumoisine d' automobiles anciennes

       
       
      Photo 2024
      Laitwaites wine cellars in Bordeaux
        

      Jaguar Club of South West France at Laitwaites wine cellars in Bordeaux

       
       
      Photo 2025
      Montpon Menestrol car meet , (South West France)
       
        

      Montpon Menestrol car meet , (South West France) MAREMM club

       
      Modifications

      Battery Isolator switch added in boot together with easy plug connection for battery conditioner charger

       
      Photo 2021
      Battery isolator switch
          
       
      Photo 2022
      Oil catch can
        

      Oil catch can added

       
       
      Photo 2017
       
        

      Treated the "old girl" to some new carpets